Fallen Heroes in Global Capitalism [electronic resource] : Workers and the Restructuring of the Polish Steel Industry /
Trappmann, Vera.author.
Through the prism of 'Nowa Huta', a landmark of socialist industrialization, Trappmann challenges the one-sided account of Poland as a successful transition case and reveals the ambivalent role of the European Union in economic restructuring. An exemplary, suggestive case of multi-level analysis research.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1 The Steel Sector in the Global Economy; 2 The Context of Restructuring in Poland; 3 Capitalism Unleashed? The EU as a Promoter of Economic Change in the Region; Part II; 4 The Polish Steel Industry before and during Accession 1990-2006; 5 The Embeddedness of Steel Restructuring in Social Dialogue; 6 Labour-market and Regional Policy; Part III; 7 From Socialist Landmark to Subsidiary: The Case of Huta Lenina; 8 Limitations of State Support for Sustaining Steel; Part IV
9 Fallen Heroes: Steelworkers in the New Capitalist System10 Perspectives for the Community: Revitalising a Region from the Bottom up; Conclusion; Annex; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through the prism of 'Nowa Huta', a landmark of socialist industrialization, Trappmann challenges the one-sided account of Poland as a successful transition case and reveals the ambivalent role of the European Union in economic restructuring. An exemplary, suggestive case of multi-level analysis research.
Industrial organization.
Regional economics.
Development economics.
Macroeconomics.
International economics.
Industrial Organization.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Development Economics.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
International Economics.